Pan-rack



FAN RACK.

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To elfi ii/tom it" fm concer-e Ee it .known that l, JUL-ius Simona, ecit-issn of the lllnited States, residing in New York, in the county ofthe Bronx and State of l-l'ew York, have invented certain new and usefullinprovenients in Fan-Racks, of

which the following is ey specieation. C

rlhis invention relates to racks tor utensils and articles of thekitchen and household hind which are of frequent end deilv use,V

but are difficult to store or dispose of when not in use, and an objectof the invention 1s simple, convenient and inexpensive ineens for thedisposal or' such utensils and articles `when not in use. A furtherohject is to provide e raclr of this character which may he placed in astanding position, or may be attached to thepivall ci' the kitchen, orto the door or side oii'a closet, preferably in a position neer thekit-chen range. A further object is to provide a rech or" this clmrecter:tor the limited kitchen space of apartment houses, dining cors orvessels.

Referring to the drewings y"harming part of this specifico-tion;

Figure l is a front elevation, partly in perspective, of the rackshowing various kitchen utensils or er+ieles disposed thereon.

2 is e fragmentary sectional view showing' e ineens for attaching atransverse Slat of the the raolr.

Similar characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The ra-elt which may he of Wood or suitable instel, comprises nprightsor supports i s, provided. the loiver ends with feet B l?, Whioh feetwhen the raolr ifs intended to stand upon the door should be ofsufficient area to maintain the rack steadyin a stand ing position, orthe reet B i3, may be srranged for attsclnnentto the door by screws l0,or other suitable means.

The upper ends of the uprights or snpports A A, are provided WitL means,such es the screws ll, for attaching the rack to the kitchen Wall orother vertical surface.

The uprights or supports A A., ere oonneoted by transverse slats C C,comprising a face portion D and a rear portion'l E, the respective endsof the iace portions C C, being separahly secured to the uprights ormanner, suoli 12, which engage in holes or supports, Fig. 2.

es the doivel pins 13, in the uprights Specification o Letters Patent.

opceton filed Ios'eniber 24, 19.1.9.

vby suitable means,

rack to en upright or support of- .rights or supports and engagingpot-lids,

Patented @et 25, lt. serial ne. stoen.

Therenr portionsv E E, oi he transverse slats C C, are shorter than the.face portions D D, and are provided with ends le, estending; forwardly[substantially et right angles to the rear portions, such ends being;seeured to the rear side of the face portions not shown, to space theface and rear portions apart and to provide a longitudinal space l5,between the fao-e portions D D and the rear portions E E, of `the slats,for the purpose later set forth, the

`rear portions E E thus beingn supported by the face portions D D.

The fase portions D i3, are provided n the forward side thereof withmeans, such as the hooks 1, for suspending the utensils or articlesthereby.

A flat horizontal surface, or shelfesurface, such as the shelf F, isarranged near the bottom of the rack, or in other suitable position andis separably secured et its ends b `suitable Ineensl not shown, butpreferably by dowel-pins such es l2 engaging holes such as 13 in theuprights or supports A A.

By thus separably connecting;r or securing togther the uprights orsupports A A, transverse slats C C and the shelf surface such as iprovide a knoolodown rack, or rack comprised of separable parts whichare held in normal but separable operative relation hy engagement of theparts, and which rack when in knocked-down form is capable of beingreadily. carried or conveniently; stored, and when desirable can beeasily set up or arranged in operative relation of the parts.

A 'sature of my rack is that the parts when seperebly secured. in normaloperative relation may be so held and prevented from being separated bythe attachment of the uprights or supports A A by means, such as thescrews l0, engaging the lower ends of the upf s horizonthe floor of a,building, and by means, such as the screws 11, engaging the upper endsof the uprights or sup-- ports and engaging e vertical surface, such asa side welll, the part-s comprising the rack, thus being heldinseparable in their relation to each other.

ln', use, utensils or articles suc-h as the dishpan and fryingpen shown,are hung by their handles to the hooks 16, milk-cans, pots, hettles andthe like havin` a large base surface being placed on the s elf F,Whilepans, and similar sliin or/ thin or articles which are not readilytal surface, such as utensils Sil suspendibler but which are receivablein the interspeoes 15 are placed therein, in the ease of e pot-lill fi,such as shown, the button or handle g thereof restingj upon or engaging;the upper edge of o ieee portion D., While the lower portion of thepot-lid which is received in theinterspace' 15, engages et en angle thefront 'fune of the rear portion E of the transverse slet/C, to retainthe pol;- lid. in the ioterspeoe l5', utensils or articles of thisslin'i Ior thin kind Whiohare of dif- `ierent diametri@ sise being 'thusreeeiveble in the interspa'ee l5 and in lapping relation, ifnecesst/try.

From the foregoing description itfis 0b- "vious that the raolr moy beprovided with more than two transverse slats, suoli` as C 0,'

and more then one shelf-surface, such sslthe shelf l and l do notrestrict myself to the number or transverse lslats or the single-suraeeshown," .y Y

l Having' *thus described my invention, ll: oleiin: i i

` 1. A reel; comprising e pair of uprights, and e plurality or1transverse slats 'for speeing; the upriglits eport; eaoh transverse sleti consisting of e face Aportionend a rear por tion, the ends of thefarce portion. being separably secured to the' inner Sides of theuprights; the rear portion of each slet having forwardly projecting endslocated be*b tweentlio uprights and bearing against snol l secured 'tothe rear surface of the face portion orproviding space between the rearsurface othe'fece portion and the front surface of 'the rear portion.for supporting non-suspendible utensils therein.

` 2. A rook comprising a pair of upriglits; ande plurality of transverseslats for spaeing' the uprights eport; each transverse sleteonsisting'of e. face portion and e rear portion, the ends oi the ieeeportion beingI 'separebly secured to the inner sides or the utensilstherein.

JULUS SNGER.

Witnesses:

CHAs. W. PENENT, Tonus PLEG-OMENT.,

